Saïda weather in December

In December, Saïda sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Saïda's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saïda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 30 mm; 7.1 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 8:05 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in Saïda reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

How December really feels in Saïda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Saïda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 2°	39	8.3	1.6	9.9	3.2
Feb	13° / 3°	36	7.8	1.9	10.7	3.9
Mar	16° / 5°	46	8.2	0.5	11.7	5.4
Apr	19° / 8°	44	8.3	0.1	12.9	6.6
May	24° / 11°	38	6.8	0	13.8	7.6
Jun	30° / 16°	20	4.4	0	14.3	6.3
Jul	34° / 20°	11	4	0	14.1	3.6
Aug	33° / 20°	17	5.9	0	13.3	3.9
Sep	28° / 16°	32	7	0	12.2	6.6
Oct	22° / 11°	35	5.7	0	11.1	7.6
Nov	16° / 7°	41	6.8	0.3	10.2	5.4
Dec	12° / 4°	30	7.1	0.9	9.7	3.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	61	61
Cloudier (%)	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	61	39

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Saïda gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	2
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	25	2
6	25	2
7	25	2
8	24	2
9	24	3
10	24	3
11	23	3
12	23	3
13	23	3
14	23	3
15	22	3
16	22	3
17	22	3
18	22	3
19	22	3
20	22	3
21	22	3
22	22	3
23	22	3
24	21	3
25	21	3
26	21	3
27	21	2
28	20	2
29	20	2
30	20	2
31	20	2

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:54 AM to 8:12 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:07	8:08	8:08	8:09	8:09	8:09	8:10	8:10	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:12	8:12
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:54	5:44
2	9.8	7:55	5:44
3	9.8	7:56	5:44
4	9.8	7:57	5:44
5	9.8	7:58	5:44
6	9.8	7:58	5:44
7	9.7	7:59	5:44
8	9.7	8:00	5:44
9	9.7	8:01	5:44
10	9.7	8:01	5:44
11	9.7	8:02	5:44
12	9.7	8:03	5:45
13	9.7	8:03	5:45
14	9.7	8:04	5:45
15	9.7	8:05	5:45
16	9.7	8:05	5:46
17	9.7	8:06	5:46
18	9.7	8:07	5:46
19	9.7	8:07	5:47
20	9.7	8:08	5:47
21	9.7	8:08	5:48
22	9.7	8:09	5:48
23	9.7	8:09	5:49
24	9.7	8:09	5:49
25	9.7	8:10	5:50
26	9.7	8:10	5:50
27	9.7	8:11	5:51
28	9.7	8:11	5:51
29	9.7	8:11	5:52
30	9.7	8:12	5:53
31	9.7	8:12	5:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.62 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.7	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.6	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate
31	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Saïda

In seasonPeak

None of Saïda's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Saïda sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Saïda?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saïda.

What to pack for Saïda in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Saïda sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Saïda in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saïda peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	8	8	9	10	10	10	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Saïda in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Saïda is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	19	25	25	22	23	27	27	30	20	15	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Saïda?

Saïda sits at 34.8°N, 0.2°E, 840 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Bou Hanifia el Hamamat, 57 km away.

Topography around Saïda

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saïda.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saïda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 876 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m.

The land around Saïda is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (30%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

262 m

grassland 36%

16 km

612 m

cropland 58%

80 km

1,408 m

cropland 37%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← November Saïda year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Bou Hanifia el Hamamat 57 km · Sfizef 58 km · Mascara 63 km · Tighenif 67 km · Sidi Bel Abbes 82 km · Sig 84 km · Mohammadia 85 km · ’Aïn el Berd 85 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,051; 2025
Happiness: 5.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 69%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 468
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Saïda (34.8303°, 0.1517°, elevation 840 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	2
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	25	2
6	25	2
7	25	2
8	24	2
9	24	3
10	24	3
11	23	3
12	23	3
13	23	3
14	23	3
15	22	3
16	22	3
17	22	3
18	22	3
19	22	3
20	22	3
21	22	3
22	22	3
23	22	3
24	21	3
25	21	3
26	21	3
27	21	2
28	20	2
29	20	2
30	20	2
31	20	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	2
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	25	2
6	25	2
7	25	2
8	24	2
9	24	3
10	24	3
11	23	3
12	23	3
13	23	3
14	23	3
15	22	3
16	22	3
17	22	3
18	22	3
19	22	3
20	22	3
21	22	3
22	22	3
23	22	3
24	21	3
25	21	3
26	21	3
27	21	2
28	20	2
29	20	2
30	20	2
31	20	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	2
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	25	2
6	25	2
7	25	2
8	24	2
9	24	3
10	24	3
11	23	3
12	23	3
13	23	3
14	23	3
15	22	3
16	22	3
17	22	3
18	22	3
19	22	3
20	22	3
21	22	3
22	22	3
23	22	3
24	21	3
25	21	3
26	21	3
27	21	2
28	20	2
29	20	2
30	20	2
31	20	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100